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How a Good Guy With a Gun Saved a Police Officer in Utah
Posted On 05 Feb 2018
Liberals will tell you all day long that there really is no such thing as a “good guy with a gun” event. It just doesn’t happen. And when they say things like that, they probably aren’t even knowingly lying. It’s just that none of these episodes – which happen virtually every day in this country – ever make it onto the front page of the New York Times. Hell, the media almost acts as though they’re allergic to these kinds of heroic stories. Almost as if they had an agenda of some kind.
You know, almost as if.
But yes, they do happen, and it’s worth it every now and then to spread these stories around. Not only do these stories serve to beat back the narrative that guns are only good for committing crimes and killing yourself, they also show that there are still some real men out there, willing to put their own personal safety at risk to help others. This is, incidentally, another narrative the mainstream media would love us to ignore.
Fox 13 first reported the incident, which unfolded last Friday afternoon in Springville, Utah. After spotting an individual diving for stolen treasure in a charity donation bin, a Springville police officer approached and instructed him to get out and identify himself. The man, Paul Douglas Anderson, got out as instructed but kept his hands hidden in his pockets, alarming the officer. The officer demanded that Anderson remove his hands for fear that he might be concealing a weapon, but the thief refused this request multiple times. “When Anderson finally removed his hands,” reported Fox 13, “he used them to punch the officer in the face.”
Anderson apparently got the best of the officer because he was still pounding on him when a motorist named Derek Meyer drove by and saw what was happening.
Meyer jumped out of his car, drew his pistol, and instantly became the hero of the day.
From Fox 13:
“I carry a gun to protect me and those around me, but primarily I carry a gun to protect my family first and foremost,” Meyer said. “Outside of that, if I were to use my gun to protect anyone it would be law enforcement or military personnel.”
He told Fox 13 he got out of his car, drew his weapon and pointed it at Anderson, yelling at him to get off the officer and stop assaulting him.
Meyer said when Anderson saw the gun, he stopped and ran off. Immediately, other officers responded to the scene and Meyer put his weapon away.
Police eventually caught up to the suspect and arrested him. Anderson turned out to be one of those ne’er-do-wells who is always in and out of jail. For assaulting a police officer, we’d imagine this particular stint in lockup is going to be longer than his last.
But it could have turned out much worse had it not been for Meyer, who proved Friday that people lawfully carrying guns are not the problem in this country. Indeed, quite the opposite, as the Springville Police were only too happy to explain.
“Had he not been in the right place at the right time, who knows what would have happened,” said Corporal Cory Waters. “But he definitely stopped the attack from continuing and becoming much worse. He might have even saved either one of their lives. It could have gone really bad, even for the suspect.”
Cheers to you, Derek Meyer. But let’s pause and reflect on the fact that if a certain contingent in this country had their way, Meyer’s heroic actions might not have been possible. Or, at least, might not have turned out as they did.
Apparently the left has never seen “The Armed Citizen” column in the American Rifleman. There are multiple instances of “good guy (or gal) with gun events”, with a reference provided, every month.
TRUMP NOR NUNES EVER MET George Papadopoulos. YOU BELIEVE ANYTHING TRUMP OR NUNES SAY
George Papadopulos, is an idiot, Who would want to meet him.
DONALD TRUMP ANOTHER IDIOT
You’re deranged, and trying to be relevant by hating Trump is just embarrassing you…
You cannot compete at this level, go back to Facebook Kids…
Blacks Are So Stupid……They Live on The Plantation..And Don’t Even Know It…
What the HELL are you Talking About, increase your medication. Plus I was born and raised in Utah more racism Than a lot Of Southern STATES You are someone who is mentally deficient by birth or a idiot.
LOL…LOL…LOL……The Truth Shall Set You Free…..
I’m always impressed when a liberal gets involved in a discussion how quickly logic is gone and they start calling everyone names. Maybe it is the effect of medication(s) – Legal and/or illegal.
LOL…LOL…LOL……..OBAMA……LOL…LOL…..Michelle…LOL….
Community Organizer…….LOL……LOL……MACK DADDY……LOL..LOL…
WHAT PLANTATION??
WELFARE, Medicaid, Section 8 Housing, etc, etc, etc.
GO TRUMP……! Make America GREAT Again….! Obama The Community Organizer And “Bath House” Men’s Room Attendant” Towel…… Sir””’?
How is your statement relevant to the above article or to Susan’s post? Neither Pres Trump or Nunes are involved in either!!
leave harris alone..he’s just being a lib and he is happy in his world
Put the drugs down and wait till your sober then put your answers on the RIGHT ARTICLE you idiot !
Sterling Lives n Baltimore Or Chicago”? What Do You Expect…..? Or Is a Butler..For Pelosi…..Or…Schumer”?
President Trump and congressional Republicans have spent much of the past year trying to connect a giddy stock market rally with their economic agenda, but stocks’ precipitous plunge in the past five days has delivered a sobering reality: What goes up can come back down — quickly and with little warning. […]
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin briefed Trump on the market’s fall Monday during a trip to Ohio, where the president made no mention of the financial troubles in public remarks. Mnuchin is a close Trump adviser, but his views on how the government should respond to market volatility are not well-known since he had little experience in Washington before joining the administration
What what post are you responding to..??
Susan K. Referenced The American Rifleman’s “Armed Citizen” column, which has absolutely nothing to do with Trump or Nunes…
Adjust your meds and try again…!
Who cares about your google shit.
Not Google… look at the spelling. Pure spam shit.
That is just it, the left does NOT want to see or hear about the good ( person ) with A gun. It makes their agenda look bad.
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Take your toys and go home — Your post has NOTHING to do with the subject under discussion. Sadly there is no category in the complaint list to have you removed. BIG PITY.
and SPOILS their plans for TOTALITARIANISM
The 1st place I turn to when I receive my American Hunter.
Ayuh!
He have shot the bum and saved the tax payer money.
Yep, I agree… By placing his weapon up against the friggin criminals ear and sending a round thru his useless brain the Officer would’nt be hit. I also think the Officer would back him up later on. I dispise criminals like this type.
Thank you sir . It is time for Americans to take back & defend themselves & others from the crooks & murders
We will need our guns to defend this nation . If what the previous administration has allowed to invade this country. But with help from the Trump administration maybe we can clean house & make this land safe again
The idiots on the left are afraid of people like Meyer as we represent an army to defend the Constitution and AMERICA, tha Greatest Nation Evah.
Ayuh!
You can’t shoot someone running away…Cops can’t either…Owning a hand gun is a big responsibility…If you have CWC you better know what you can or can’t do…I’m all for owning and protecting you and yours…Also helping those that are in danger, just like that cop…But make no mistake about it…If you shoot some one you didn’t have to, because they are retreating or unarmed you are going to jail…I have a CWC and am a former Marine…Do it right or leave it to those that can…
This is a piece of NEWS that might Upset the Anti GUN progressive Chickens*it idiots but Citizen carrying guns just may be one of the GOOD reasons why we are still a FREE Country … LOCK AND LOAD and STAY VIGILANT!!!
And this isn’t an isolated case. A law abiding good guy citizen in AZ saved a DPS officer’s life from an illegal alien who was attempting to murder the Highway Patrolman. A couple of well placed rounds ended the deadly threat to the officer’s life.
Proof again that armed citizens are a safe citizens who save innocent lives.
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If Derek would have shot the bum, would he have been arrested?